January 1900 - January 18, 1900 (Thursday)

January 18, 1900 (Thursday)

• Battle of Mazocoba: In a battle during the Yaqui Wars between Mexican government troops and the indigenous Yaqui Indians, 400 of the Yaqui were killed. Another 1,800 of the defeated people were captured, of whom half died during a forced march. The Mexican Army suffered 56 deaths and 104 wounded.
• The Weyerhauser Timber Company was incorporated in Washington State
• The Supreme Court of Delaware refused to admit Philadelphia attorney Carrie B. Kilgore to practice, because she was not eligible to vote, a requirement of state law.